Download or read book A Homeless Christmas Story written by Ryan Dowd and published by . This book was released on 2021-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Christmas Eve at the homeless shelter looks the same as any other night: Kids running around. Volunteers serving coffee and Kool-Aid. People looking for a warm place to spend the night. Then something magical happens"--
Download or read book The Homeless Christmas Tree written by Leslie M. Gordon and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Of what use is one ugly little tree?" Atop a windswept hill, a crooked little tree stands alone . . . until one Christmas Eve, when an old woman labors up the hill with a box of ornaments, and tells the tree that he is special. He is to be the official Christmas tree for all of the homeless people in the city below! Year after year, colored balls and garland adorn the tree at Christmastime, but one year, the woman does not come. Will there be a Christmas for homeless? This story is based on actual events about a funny-looking mimosa tree that sits above a busy freeway in Fort Worth, Texas. A formerly homeless woman decorated the tree, year after year, so that the homeless would have a Christmas tree. When she died, neighbors took over the custom and now decorate it for Easter, Halloween, and other holidays as well. It can be seen on the north side of Interstate 30 near the Oakland exit.
Download or read book A Homeless Christmas written by Michael J. Gaddis and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of John Day Lucks has been a part of my life for many, many years. The character of John was born one magical Christmas season in a bedtime story I created for my two beautiful daughters. As usual, while tucking my girls into bed at night, they would ask to hear a story. Call it Christmas Magic. Call it love. Call it a combination of both. Suddenly in my head blossomed the idea for a story of a young boy with a heart of gold, who lived a difficult life through no fault of his own, and who deserved something better. With it being the holiday season, what better backdrop for the tale than Christmas Eve. A Homeless Christmas is a story of hope and love, abandonment and salvation. And a true Christmas Miracle.
Download or read book A Very Southern Christmas written by Charline R. McCord and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captures the spirit of a southern Christmas in a collection of short fiction by some of the region's contemporary fiction writers.
Download or read book Miracle and Other Christmas Stories written by Connie Willis and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2009-11-04 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, Connie Willis capture the timeless essence of generosity and goodwill in this magical collection if Christmas stories. These eight tales-two of which have never before been published-boldly reimagine the stories of Christmas while celebrating the power of love and compassion. This enchanting treasury includes: "Miracle," in which a young woman's carefully devised plans to find romance go awry when her guardian angel shows her the true meaning of love "In Coppelius's Toyshop," where a jaded narcissist finds himself trapped in a crowded toy store at Christmastime "Epiphany," in which three modern-day wisemen embark on a quest unlike any they've ever experienced "Inn," where a choir singer gives shelter to a homeless man and his pregnant wife-only to learn later that there's much more to the couple than meets the eye And more
Download or read book An Invisible Thread written by Laura Schroff and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Parents’ Choice Recommended Award Winner A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection From New York Times bestselling authors Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski comes the young readers edition of an unbelievable memoir about an unlikely friendship that forever changed the lives of a busy sales executive and a hungry eleven-year-old boy. On one rainy afternoon, on a crowded New York City street corner, eleven-year-old Maurice met Laura. Maurice asked Laura for spare change because he was hungry, and something made Laura stop and ask Maurice if she could take him to lunch. Maurice and Laura went to lunch together, and also bought ice cream cones and played video games. It was the beginning of an unlikely and magical friendship that changed both of their lives forever. An Invisible Thread is the true story of the bond between an eleven-year-old boy and a busy sales executive; a heartwarming journey of hope, kindness, adventure, and love—and the power of fate to help us find our way.
Download or read book The Christmas Eve Tree written by Delia Huddy and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A homeless boy's rescue of a scrawny Christmas tree sparks a glimmer of hope that has far-reaching effects.
Download or read book Christmas Makes Me Think written by Tony Medina and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young African American boy reflects on the spirit of Christmas and thinks of ways he can behave in more caring ways and share what he has with others.
Download or read book A Piece of Silver written by Clark Burbidge and published by . This book was released on 2011-07-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two thousand years ago in Bethlehem, a young homeless boy named Daniel finds shelter in a stable and witnesses the birth of the Savior. Wanting to present the child with something, he gives the baby his only possession-a silver ring he wears on a piece of twine around his neck-a gift from his dying mother. But Daniel's life remains difficult and at times desperate, living on the fringe of society until, in his darkest and loneliest moment, he again meets the Savior.
Download or read book Christmas Chicken written by Amy Everett Colyer and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-23 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once upon a Christmas season in upstate New York, a homeless chicken found its way to an old brick house where it decided to roost for the holidays. Your children will love the interactions between the family living in the home and the unexpected visitor who made herself at home on the Christmas wreath on the front door. No one knows where she came from and no one saw her eventually leave, but she certainly made a lasting impression on all who interacted with her that year. A story to warm your heart and tickle your funny bone and a joy to read any time of year.
Download or read book The Light of Christmas written by Richard Paul Evans and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-10 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Alexander helps an old man instead of going to see the annual lighting of the Christmas torch, he does not realize the reward his kindness will bring.
Download or read book The Christmas Candle written by Richard Paul Evans and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1998-10 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Christmas Eve, Thomas buys a magical candle that changes the way he views his fellow human beings and helps him feel charity for those less fortunate than he.
Download or read book The Best Christmas Pageant Ever written by Barbara Robinson and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1983 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The six mean Herdman kids lie, steal, smoke cigars (even the girls) and then become involved in the community Christmas pageant.
Download or read book Children of Christmas written by Cynthia Rylant and published by Scholastic. This book was released on 1993-07 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "These five stellar stories . . . can be read aloud or silently, alone or in a group, at Christmas or in July, and by adults or children. . . . Ordinary places (and) . . . ordinary people . . . suddenly become extraordinary. . . . Unforgettable fiction".--The Horn Book, starred review.
Download or read book Grand Central Winter written by Lee Stringer and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 1998-07-14 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book Whether Lee Stringer is describing "God's corner" as he calls 42nd Street, or his friend Suzy, a hooker and "past due tourist" whose infant child he sometimes babysits, whether he is recounting his experiences at Street News, where he began hawking the newspaper for a living wage, then wrote articles, and served for a time as muckraking senior editor, whether it is his adventures in New York's infamous Tombs jail, or performing community service, or sleeping in the tunnels below Grand Central Station by night and collecting cans by day, this is a book rich with small acts of kindness, humor and even heroism alongside the expected violence and desperation of life on the street. There is always room, Stringer writes, "amid the costume" jewel glitter...for one more diamond in the rough." Two events rise over Grand Central Winter like sentinels: Stringer's discovery of crack cocaine and his catching the writing bug. Between these two very different yet oddly similar activities, Lee's life unwound itself, during the 1980s, and took the shape of an odyssey, an epic struggle to find meaning and happiness in arid times. He eventually beat the first addiction with help from a treatment program. The second addiction, writing, has hold of him still. Among the many accomplishments of this book is that Stringer is able to convey something of the vitality and complexity of a down—and—out life. The reader walks away from it humming its melody, one that is more wise than despairing, less about the shame we feel when confronted with a picture of those less fortunate, and more about the joy we feel when we experience our shared humanity.
Download or read book Unexpected Christmas Hero written by Kathi Macias and published by New Hope Publishers (AL). This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspiring story of friendship and survival between two unlikely people--a homeless, disabled vet and a mother with two young children.
Download or read book Red Ranger Came Calling written by Berkeley Breathed and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1997-09-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While spending Christmas in 1939 with a well-meaning aunt, a young boy who does not believe in Santa Claus has an unusual experience that changes his thinking.
